# FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
> MSHA accident `220002570023` · 09/07/2000 · Independence Coal Company Inc
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** ACCIDENT ONLY
- **Classification:** FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
- **Accident type:** Accident type, without injuries
- **Occupation:** —
- **Activity:** —
- **Injury source:** —
- **Nature of injury:** —
- **Body part:** —
- **Days lost:** —
- **Mine experience:** — years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Massey Energy Company
- **Operator:** Independence Coal Company Inc
- **Mine:** [4608603](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/4608603)
## Narrative

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE LONGWALL FACE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. LONGWALL SHIELDS 60-76 WERE INVOLVED. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED, NOR WAS PASSAGE OF PERSONS. SIZE OF FALL: 100' X 6' X 6'. 6' TORQUE TENSION AND 8' CABLE BOLTS WERE BEING USED. DISTANCE ABOVE MINING SEAM 2-6' W/THICKNESS OF 1""-24""; FALL AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED. MSHA NOTIFIED AT SITE

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*